Product Details

• Actors: Jaleel White, Kath Soucie, Jim Cummings, Charles Adler, Christine Cavanaugh
• Directors: John Grusd, Dick Sebast
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
• DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
• Run Time: 570 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M8N41W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,689 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The compete series available for the first time ever on a 4-DVD box set!Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Family Matters' Jaleel White) super fast and irreverent leads a group of freedom fighters bent on restoring their planet's beauty and freeing its citizens from the tyranny of the evil Dr. Robotnik.The fusion of powerful storylines witty banter and a dark atmosphere made Sonic The Hedgehog--dubbed SatAM by its legions of fans--a favorite among youngsters and teens when it premiered on ABC in 1993. Inspired by the phenomenon that took the gaming world by storm Sonic The Hedgehog likewise broke through the barriers of what was expected of a Saturday morning cartoon.Now all 26 episodes are available in this action-packed collectors box set along with awesome bonus features!PROGRAM LISTING:Season OneDisc 1Heads Or Tails (Pilot)Sonic BoomSonic & SallyUltra SonicSonic & The Secret ScrollsSuper SonicSonic RacerBonus Features:Animated Opening Title Sequence (Early Storyboards)Printable Heads Or Tails Pilot ScriptDisc 2Harmonic SonicHooked On SonicsSonic's NightmareWarp SonicSub-SonicSonic Past CoolBonus Features:The Fastest Thing Alive: A Conversation With Jaleel WhiteSeason Two:Disc 3Game GuySonic ConversionNo BrainerBlast To The Past (Part 1)Blast To The Past (Part 2)Fed Up With Antoine/Ghost BustedDulcyBonus Features:Original DiC Concept Art GalleryDisc 4The VoidThe Odd Couple/Ro-BeccaCry Of The WolfDrood HengeSpyhogThe Doomsday ProjectBonus Features:Way Past Cool!: A Conversation With Sonic Writer Ben HurstStoryboard-to-Screen: The Doomsday ProjectDeleted & Extended SequencesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663104240 Manufacturer No: D4D10424

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cartoon? Or Greatest Cartoon?, December 30, 2006

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Michael Reyes "Artie" (Woodbridge, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series (DVD)

Finally, the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon that aired on ABC in 1993-1994 (known as "Sonic SatAM" to the fans) comes to DVD in its entirety. Many of those who managed to catch the show on TV well over 10 years ago fell in love with it then, and have been fans ever since. It had just the right blend of comedy, drama, and action, with no one of those standing out too much above the others. It was also a fairly dark show for its time. This is a much anticipated release in the Sonic fan community, and this DVD set contains all 26 episodes, collecting the complete series in one 4-disc set!

This cartoon was made back before the SegaSonic storyline really got developed, and you won't be seeing familiar faces like Knuckles, Amy Rose, or the more recent characters from Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow and Rouge, simply because, well, none of them existed back then (Sonic 3, which was Knuckles' first game, didn't even come out until the year after it started airing). But that doesn't detract from the show at all as there are plenty of well developed characters added here that weren't from the games. This cartoon set-up the first real storyline behind the whole Sonic universe (in the U.S. anyway), and in my opinion, was one of the best American made cartoons ever. The Archie series of Sonic the Hedgehog comics was loosely based on this cartoon, but really failed to capture the quality of writing used to produce this show. (Archie has since moved on to try to emulate the games more).

Despite the age of this show, if you're a Sonic fan, you definitely shouldn't pass this one up. Definitely the best Sonic cartoon ever produced, in my opinion, as well as one of the greatest cartoons of all time. I'd give it more than 5 stars, but well.. that's the most you can give here on Amazon.com :)

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fans Rejoice! Good buy for new and "true blue" fans alike!, March 28, 2007

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CartoonEncyclopedia (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series (DVD)

FREEDOM FIGHTERS FOREVER!

The short review: Way Past Cool! If you're a fan of the series you have to have this DVD collection!

The long review:

EPISODES
For anyone who's had to stand watching cut or badly recorded episodes from TV, I can't express how good it feels to watch these in clear stereo with no tracking lines and perfect picture. I can even see the paintbrush strokes in the background art it's so clear! So far as I can tell, everything has been restitched back together wonderfully and I can see no weird edits. It's just like I remember in Ben Hurst's words "fresh - like watching it for the first time!"


BONUS FEATURES
A few people have complained about the lack of bonus features, but I can't say good enough about them. The series was produced 10 years ago, since then most if not all of the artwork in the vaults has been lost, sold online (I've seen a number of cels pass by there) or locked away. The fact they managed to find even a small amount of high-quality artwork makes it well worth the trouble. I too wish there was more, but the stuff they did find is very good. I believe there are really only two bits of the extended/deleted scenes that are truly new material but it's all well archived and the one silent animatic has the script super-scripted in so it's easy to follow. The concept art is beautiful, there are a few new model/expression sheets in the interview with Hurst and tons of background art that will blow you away. This is the same quality one would expect in feature post production work. Both of the interviews are engaging, enlightening and even a little tearful at times, especially Ben's moving speech about Season 3 and his support for the fans. Considering how hard the crew at FUS has worked to get this DVD, they deserve it. The DVD menus themselves are a blast -- I have seen a number of poorly produced menus with "craptastic" art in them and these blow me away. They are thoughtful and even funny! In one part Snively hits the "Bonus Features" button. It's the little things like that which show the effort and care they put into making the DVD.

BOX ART
Okay so some of the artists who contributed art are very young and aren't what you would call "good artists". But to me, it's refreshing to see a company that actually WANTED and ACCEPTED input from the fan base. It shows that we are all united together as fans of Sonic, no matter what our background is. You can tell each of the artists was excited and trying their best to make something to show how much they love the show. I go as far to say a few of these artists ARE exceptional, some of them even drawing "on-model" as we in the animation business say. Ken Penders (while not really a fan per se since he's worked professionally on Sonic Artwork) did a pretty good job with the cover, as it did include most of the cast and it doesn't show anything that isn't there (Thank Goodness his arms aren't blue either :D). Compared to the first test cover, this final one is much better. Dr. Robotnik is the best part of the cover, he's very well drawn.

ANYTHING ELSE?
Just so you know where I'm coming from, I was prime age when SATAM came out, being 10 at the time, and it is a big reason I am who I am today and certainly a reason why I'm going into the animation industry. That being said I can't express enough why it's important to support this release. They did a fantastic job. And I think it's worth buying this for any Sonic fan, especially if you know someone who likes Sonic X --

In Sonic's words, "Get ready to rock, cause this will knock your socks off!" :)

If you're new to Sonic and like this series, I highly recommend checking out Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground as well (the other two shows produced by DiC, the predecessor to SATAM and it's later cousin, respectively.) A lot of fans would say otherwise but I just can't get enough of the blue blur!

- Joanie /^>

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SatAM!, May 16, 2007

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Geoffrey Colman "geoffc86" (Manhattan Beach, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series (DVD)

The Saturday morning Sonic cartoon was always one of those special treats when I was younger. I loved Sonic, but I was rarely up early enough to catch these shows when they were on originally, so I'm especially grateful to see them all in a single DVD package now.

Sonic fans probably already know the premise behind these shows: Sonic and the Freedom Fighters are in a continuous guerrilla war with Julian Ivo Kintobor, or "Robotnik," and his myriad robotic minions. Robotnik is able to augment his armies by "roboticizing" innocent Mobians (the anthropomorphic animals, like Sonic and his friends, that are the chief citizens of planet Mobius). Overall, the story is a dark saga of resistance that may seem somewhat trite (due to the similarities with "The Matrix" and the untold dozens of fictional worlds based upon similar premises), but it's still a good story. Fans of the Archie Sonic comics will easily find themselves at home with these cartoons, as they're essentially the same story and characters.

If you were a fan of the shows to begin with, don't hesitate--get these as soon as you can. Other Sonic fans may have a hard time reconciling the ordinarily bright, cheery Sonic universe with these serious shows, but they're pure gold, and I say go for it.